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The offline-first digital GM screen for tabletop roleplaying games. Pin every tool you already use to one canvas, set it up once, and run your session without a single tab switch.
Version 0.18.1 · What's new
The offline-first digital GM screen for tabletop roleplaying games. Pin every tool you already use to one canvas, set it up once, and run your session without a single tab switch.
Version 0.18.1 · What's new
The tool you didn't know you were missing behind the screen
“WOW. This is absolutely mind blowing so far! I've only toyed around a little but I absolutely adore it.”
“A digital alternative to the physical GM screen has been something I've sorely missed for years. Overseer has finally filled that void for me.”
“A digital customizable GM screen I can customize to any system and even to individual campaigns and tables that makes prep and running do away with a million tabs! Truly a game changer.”
“Overseer is a gamechanging tool for GMs, and even players! Having all of my game resources on one page allows me to spend less time gathering multiple tabs and docs, and more time on storytelling.”
“Behind my DM screen was always organized chaos, from character sheets to player handbook, mixed with dice and minis, I can now organize it all in one place with Overseer Studio!”
“Overseer is the tool I wish I had when I started GMing! It's integrated features solve tons of problems I faced at the start of my journey as a GM and keeps the information I need the most at my fingertips!”
“Everything was easily accessible and I was such a joy having to go between just a couple of apps as opposed to 6-7 I normally use.”
— Dhuriaz · Discord
“I've been in the app for less than 5 minutes and can already see how much time and window juggling Overseer's going to save me!”
— LightlyFriedFishFillets · Discord
“I have nothing bad to say about Overseer Studio. It's been nothing but amazing — and I know it'll only get better from here.”
— pandaXsneeze66 · Discord
“Oh yeah, I think I'm gonna like this. Efficient, everything's in one place. Excited to show my players.”
— Dardarus · Discord
“it's super easy to jot down notes on details and worldbuilding, and it's exciting to pull out details my GM laid out ages ago and didn't expect anyone to remember.”
— ash bandicoot · Discord
“My setup would break all the time, and I’d rebuild before most sessions. Now…I set it up once, I don’t have to fuss with it, and everything is there when I return.”
— darktoad · Discord
“Overseer is an incredibly promising self-hosted digital binder with a wide range of potential uses.”
— Ulrick · Discord
“massively streamlines my prep and my in-game DMing, my players all enjoy that I've adopted Overseer fully into my flow.”
— Fenriart · Discord
Email me at tom@overseer.studio with any specific questions or comments.
Early access is a polished, but incomplete version of Overseer Studio that you can purchase for $24 instead of the full launch price of $30. It might not contain all promised features, yet. When Overseer Studio is fully released, you will not be required to pay to upgrade. You've unlocked the full program by being an early supporter.
During early access, I will be actively developing features and improvements based on community feedback.
An exact launch date has not been determined yet.
Overseer Studio is a desktop application built for tabletop gaming that organizes all the tools a GM uses to run their games. It's not a VTT and it's not a new tool to learn. Overseer Studio simply makes running your games easier and more streamlined. Overseer Studio is offline-first and runs on any Windows, macOS, or Linux computer.
Overseer Studio isn't meant to replace your existing tools. It's meant to work with them and keep you more organized during a game.
For example, if you use OneNote, Obsidian, or any other campaign organizer, you can embed these tools into Overseer Studio for quick access during a game alongside all your other tools and materials.
Running a session can often be chaotic with lots of moving parts. Overseer Studio helps you consolidate your tools into one, easy-to-use screen.
Overseer ships with a handful of useful tile extensions including:
You can also easily install or build extensions to further expand Overseer! Create your first plugin in minutes.
Yes! Overseer Studio was built to be modular by design. You can create extensions, templates, datasets, translations, and themes for Overseer Studio and share them however you'd like.
Extensions are embedded websites and can be built with simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You can use the injected Overseer SDK to hook into application events and communicate or listen to other extensions.
Interested in creating a plugin? Get started in minutes
$24 for early access users. Once features are finalized, Overseer Studio will be $30 for everyone else. Overseer Studio is a one-time purchase, no subscription fees, with free updates as they're made available.
No. Overseer Studio is offline-first and does not provide a way for players to connect. This also means you do not need to configure ports or host your own server to use Overseer Studio.
If you want to share a particular tile with your players, you can pop out a tile into a new window and share the window over a video call or cast to your living room TV.
As a GM myself, I know how frustrating managing 20 tabs and 5 different programs can be just to run a session; especially when one of your players decides to go off the rails and you're forced to improvise. The last thing you need is the software you're using to get in the way. That's why I built Overseer Studio.
If you were once familiar with Astral TableTop or more recently dddice, then you might know the person behind those tools as the person behind Overseer Studio.
I've learned a lot since building those platforms. The biggest lessons have been:
Overseer Studio was built differently, taking a decade of experience building tabletop gaming applications and applying the lessons learned to make one cohesive, modular, offline-first tool to rule them all.
I'm always open to feedback or questions, email me anytime at tom@overseer.studio.
No.
Overseer is a passion project and I enjoy building each feature based on community input. I do not personally support AI use in creative spaces. If you want to use AI tools with Overseer, nothing is stopping you; but I will never push AI into Overseer.
It's a game. Don't take it too seriously. Have fun :)